Mabel's Baptism

Took me a little while but here is a short slide show of some photos from Mabel's baptism last week in Arizona.

I would be remiss to not highlight the photo of the weekend, Mabel showing the big Loser sign...apparently she is not a fan of me and Carlee...hrmm...

But seriously, it was a special day and an honor to be a part of. Congratulations to my brother and sister-in-law. You make a beautiful family.

Drive-By Truckers - Used to Be a Cop

Been listening to the new Drive By Truckers album this past weekend (Go-Go Boots). Saw these guys live and Austin and loved it. Highly recommended. See if they are headed to a town near you.

The lyrics to this song paint a sad picture of a man who joins the force. Here is a part of them.

Used to be a cop, but I got to be too jumpy.
I used to like to party till I coughed up half a lung.
Sometimes late at night I hear the beat a-bumping
I reach for my holster and I wake up all alone.

Used to have a wife but she told me I was crazy.
Said she couldn't stand the way I fidget all the time.
Sometimes late at night I circle round the house.
I look through the windows and I dream that she's still mine.

I got scars on my back from the way my Daddy raised me.
I used to have a family until I got divorced.
I've gone too far from the things that could save me.
I used to be a cop, but they kicked me off the force.
I used to be a cop, till they kicked me off the force.

DeVotchKa - 100 Other Lovers & Contrabanda

March 1 - Gotta cancel my attendance at Joe Pug and Josh Ritter. On the bright side, DeVotchKa's new album is released. This would be another show I'd love to see...

The above song, 100 Other Lovers has already been released and you can go grab it now if you're like me and enjoy Slavic American Punk/Folk rock. Here's another song from the new album called Contrabanda.

Cajun Signs: Kajun Audio

Want Me Like Time

1. Walking Far From Home * Iron & Wine
2. Road Regrets * Dan Mangan
3. Squealing-Pigs * Admiral Fallow
4. Where Rainbows Never Die * The SteelDrivers
5. Au Font Du Lac * Feufollet
6. Hymn #101 * Joe Pug
7. Conversation 16 * The National
8. Mississippi Red * Jason Myles Goss
9. Milk and Sugar * G. Love and the Avett Brothers
10. Longtime * Gappy Ranks
11. Femme l'a dit * Feufollet
12. Ho Hey * The Lumineers
13. Lost in My Mind * The Head and the Heart
14. Basket * Dan Mangan
15. Record Collector * Lissie
16. How Good You Are * Joe Pug
17. The Dilemma * HAYSHAKER
18. June Hymn * The Decemberists
19. Born 2 Sin * Bad News Brown
20. United State of Pop 2010 (Don't Stop the Pop) * DJ Earworm

The last few weeks have been rough and the next couple months will be rougher. I'll be posting but clearly I am struggling finding time. This set of tunes has been on a playlist since almost the second week of January and I just never got around to sharing it. If I could find a post office, you might get a copy. I'll do my best.

Arizona Winter

It's cold in Arizona so we've got the fire burning and Johnny Cash on the stereo.
We were out looking for sweatshirts for my mom to stay warm and this exchange happened:

Mom: See, I don't like how tight this is on my arms.
Me: Well, you're jacked up.
Mom: Yes I am.

Reservations

This morning was my niece's baptism. It was a beautiful ceremony and it brought a tear to my eye to dry her off after the baptismal rite, look up and see our mother watching on and then see the proud loving faces of my brother and his wife. Truly a special day.

Some photos of the family to come in a bit. I thought this random photo with our names on it was kind of unique. The rest are all on our actual camera so I need to retrieve those later.